Child&#39;s seat.



' C. H. WOLFERT.

CHILDS SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1913.

Patented May 25, 1915.

- WITNESSES? wza. 5 6% M pertains to make and use the same, referenceinvention, and this portion comprises a plu- CABLOS H. WOLFERT, OFTOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TOLEDO FOLDING HIGH CHAIR COMPANY, OF TOLEDO,OHIO, A PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF HIMSELF AND GEORGE G. PENNEY.

GHILDS SEAT.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Serial No. 803,533.

40,7 0. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. November 28, 1913.

the top side thereof, by a strip of canvas 3, or 1n any other suitablemanner. The slats 2 extend transversely of the seat and are heldinunrolled rigid relation, one to another, by a pair of channel-baredge-binding strips 4, 4, which closely fit over the ends of the slats,as shown. One end of each channel-bar 4 is closed, or partly closed, byan inturned tongue 5 at such end to provide a stop for limiting thelongitudinal movements of the bars in one direction relative to To allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, CARLOS H. VVoLrnRT, a citizen ofthe United States, and a residentof Toledo, in the county of Lucas andState of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Childs Seat; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it apbeing had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the characters of reference marked the seat.

thereon, which form apart of this specifica- Straps 6 and 7 are attachedto each side tion. edge of the seat near the front and rear edges as,for instance, to the ad]acent ends of the respective front and rearslats 2 at the under sides thereof, as at 8. The straps 6 and 7 at eachside may be in the form of a loop and preferably carry a sliding buckle9 to which is adjustably attached a suspending strap 10 having a hook 11at its upper or free end for engaging over the back of a straight-backchair 12 or other suitable support. The straps 10, 10 are connected by across-strap 13, and the straps 6, 6 are connected by a cross-strap 14,the latter serving to prevent a baby from falling forward out of theseat. It will be understood that this supporting harness for the seatmay be made in numerous ways, novel in itself is claimed therefor.

It will be noted that each channel-bar 4 is provided near its forwardend with a loop or opening 15 for the adjacent strap 6 to slidinglyproject through, whereby the bars cannot become lost or separated fromthe straps. Both side straps 6 and 7 of a pair also serve to retain therespective bars 4 in binding engagement with the seat, due to the upwardpassing of the straps around the bars.

The bars 4 are capable of being quickly engaged with or disengaged fromthe respective side edges of the seat whereby to retain the seat slats 2in rigid relation or to permit a relative rolling or folding thereof.Upon a removal of the bars 4 from engagement with the seat edges topermit a lowering or folding of the seat, such bars together with thestraps forming the supporting harness, are placed over the seatcross-wise thereof and the whole then rolled into compact form forshipping or packing, as shown in Fig. 3.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction or This invention relates to babies and chilthereof,respectively,

drens seats and particularly to a seat adapted for attaching to thebacks of dining-room chairs, or the like, or to other suitablesupporting means, but is not restricted to such use as it may be used inany connection for which it may be adapted or appropriate.

The object of my invention is the provision of an improved seat of thischaracter which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, strong anddurable in its construction, and capable of having the bottom or seatportion proper thereof lowered or folded in compact form for shipping orpacking, whereby to enhance the practicability and commercial value ofarticles of this class.

A further object of the invention is the provision of simple andefficient means for securing the relatively movable parts of the bottomor seat portion proper of thedevice in rigid seat form.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, andwhile in its broader aspect it is capable of embodiment in numerousforms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention,attached to the back of a chair. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thedevice with portions broken away and removed and with the seat incondition for rolling up. Fig. 8 is a similar view of the device rolledup ready for packing, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail of a portionthereof.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the seat portion of a deviceembodying the rality of slats 2 placed edge to edgeand hingedlyconnected together, preferably at and that nothing arrangement of theparts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is,

In a device of the class described, a seat portion comprising aplurality of hingedly connected slat members extending transchannel barsfor fit- V versely of said portion, ting over respective side edges ofsaid portion to prevent a relative unfolding move ment of the seatmembers, said bars. each having at its outer closed edge a strapreceiving eye and also having an inturned stop tongue at one end of itschannel, and a suspending harness for said seat portion having CARLOS H.WOLFERT. Witnesses v F. E. AUL, E. E.. THOMAS.

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Washington, D. G.

